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Thou hast here, gentle reader, a true hydrographical description of so much of the world as hath beene hetherto discouered and is comne to our knowledge

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Title from text in cartouche. Second state of map, distinguished by addition of cartouche near southern South America, with text about discoveries of Sir Francis Drake. Often referred to as: Wright-Molyneux map.
Names
Wright, Edward (1558?-1615) (Cartographer)
Molyneux, Emery (Cartographer)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1599 (Questionable)
Place: London
Publisher: George Bishop, Ralph Newberie, and Robert Barker
Library locations
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: *KC+++ (1600, Hakluyt)
Topics
World maps
Genres
Maps
Notes
Exhibitions: Exhibited in 2012 in the Map Division as part of Mercator at 500.
Content: Originally part of *KC+ 1599 (Hakluyt, R. Principal navigations), copy 3: The principal navigations : voyages, traffiques and discoveries of the English nation... by Richard Hakluyt.
Date: Copyright date: 1599
Citation/reference: Indexed in: Shirley, R.W. Mapping of the world (2001 ed.), 221.
Citation/reference: Described in The Hakluyt handbook / edited by David Beers Quinn. London : the Hakluyt Society, 1974 (second series, volume 145): Helen Wallis, 'Edward Wright and the 1599 world maps,' p. 69-73.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 2 sheets ; 43 x 62 cm., sheets 48 x 34 cm. and 48 x 33 cm
Scale [ca. 1:65,000,000]. At Equator ; Mercator proj. (W 180°--E 180°/N 72°--S 70°)
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19666760
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 684d0ad0-c6b6-012f-b9ae-58d385a7bc34
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